QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,17 October 2018
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles.
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INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ 2017
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 points‘Operational land’ is used wholly or partly for agricultural production. As per the Agriculture Census 2015-16, since 1970-71
- The number of landholdings have more than doubled.
- The average size of landholdings have more than halved.
- There is a higher involvement of women in farm activities but the number of female landholders has remained relatively the same.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: a.
ToI: The figures show landholdings have doubled in past 45 years (from 71 million in 1970-71 to 146 million in 2015-16), resulting in decline in average size of farms by more than 50%. there is a rise in the number of female land holders, a possible indicator of higher involvement in farm activities, the provisional agriculture census 2015-16, has revealed.
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Solution: a.
ToI: The figures show landholdings have doubled in past 45 years (from 71 million in 1970-71 to 146 million in 2015-16), resulting in decline in average size of farms by more than 50%. there is a rise in the number of female land holders, a possible indicator of higher involvement in farm activities, the provisional agriculture census 2015-16, has revealed.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Agriculture Census carried out by the States/Union Territories under the overall technical and administrative support from the Ministry of Agriculture:
1.The first such census was conducted in India in 1955-56.
- They are carried out at five-year intervals.
- It is a part of the World Agriculture Census Programme, managed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: d.
AgriCensus: In view of the importance of agriculture, the basic data on structure and characteristics of agricultural holdings, Govt. of India has been conducting comprehensive Agriculture Census every five years as part of the World Agriculture Census Programme (FAO). The first comprehensive Agriculture Census was carried out with Agriculture year 1970-71 as the reference.
The Census is carried out by the States/Union Territories under the overall technical and administrative support from the Ministry of Agriculture. It is a Central Sector Scheme being financed completely by the Govt. of India.
ToI;
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Solution: d.
AgriCensus: In view of the importance of agriculture, the basic data on structure and characteristics of agricultural holdings, Govt. of India has been conducting comprehensive Agriculture Census every five years as part of the World Agriculture Census Programme (FAO). The first comprehensive Agriculture Census was carried out with Agriculture year 1970-71 as the reference.
The Census is carried out by the States/Union Territories under the overall technical and administrative support from the Ministry of Agriculture. It is a Central Sector Scheme being financed completely by the Govt. of India.
ToI;
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsAround 20% of crop residue in India is burnt annually. Which of the following is/are some of the reasons for this, despite the practice being banned?
- Shortage of agricultural labour
- Short interval between crops
- Mechanisation of farming
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Solution: d.
- Justification for statement 1 (DTE): Asks a farmer, “If I can clear my farm using a one-rupee matchbox, why will I spend thousands?”. According to him, the village had some 400 labourers a decade ago who would do this job. But all of them have migrated for better options. “Labour costs are very high now,” he laments.
- Justification for statement 2: There is widespread burning post-paddy harvest because farmers in Punjab and Haryana are caught in a vicious time-cycle—they have to harvest rice and cultivate wheat in a space of 10-15 days.
- Justification for statement 3: Farm mechanisation has killed the practice of using paddy stalk and straw as fodder, and burning is the only way out. “The cuttings left by the machines are too sharp. Not only do they injure us, even animals find it difficult to graze on,” says a farmer.
In the news: TH;
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Solution: d.
- Justification for statement 1 (DTE): Asks a farmer, “If I can clear my farm using a one-rupee matchbox, why will I spend thousands?”. According to him, the village had some 400 labourers a decade ago who would do this job. But all of them have migrated for better options. “Labour costs are very high now,” he laments.
- Justification for statement 2: There is widespread burning post-paddy harvest because farmers in Punjab and Haryana are caught in a vicious time-cycle—they have to harvest rice and cultivate wheat in a space of 10-15 days.
- Justification for statement 3: Farm mechanisation has killed the practice of using paddy stalk and straw as fodder, and burning is the only way out. “The cuttings left by the machines are too sharp. Not only do they injure us, even animals find it difficult to graze on,” says a farmer.
In the news: TH;
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements in the context of India-China relations:
1.As per the 2012 Common Understanding, boundary points between India, China and a third country would be determined in consultation with the third country.
2.At the Wuhan informal summit, it was decided that China and India would coordinate their approaches for engaging a third country or set of countries in South Asia and beyond.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution: c.
PRS Standing Committee Report Summary: The Chinese intrusion at Doklam (in Bhutan) was a violation of two agreements between China and Bhutan. These agreements stipulated that there would be no change in the status quo while boundary negotiations were still in progress. Further, it was also in violation of the 2012 Common Understanding, to determine boundary points between India, China and a third country, in consultation with the third country.
TH: Ahead of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in July, when Mr. Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rwanda almost at the same time, Chinese Foreign Ministry put out the message that New Delhi and Beijing should vigorously pursue the ‘China-India Plus One’ or ‘China-India Plus X’ model in engaging with Africa. The mandarins in Beijing were referring to the mechanism yielded by the Wuhan informal summit in April between Mr. Xi and Mr. Modi, where it was decided that China and India would coordinate their approaches for engaging a third country or set of countries in South Asia and beyond.
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Solution: c.
PRS Standing Committee Report Summary: The Chinese intrusion at Doklam (in Bhutan) was a violation of two agreements between China and Bhutan. These agreements stipulated that there would be no change in the status quo while boundary negotiations were still in progress. Further, it was also in violation of the 2012 Common Understanding, to determine boundary points between India, China and a third country, in consultation with the third country.
TH: Ahead of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in July, when Mr. Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rwanda almost at the same time, Chinese Foreign Ministry put out the message that New Delhi and Beijing should vigorously pursue the ‘China-India Plus One’ or ‘China-India Plus X’ model in engaging with Africa. The mandarins in Beijing were referring to the mechanism yielded by the Wuhan informal summit in April between Mr. Xi and Mr. Modi, where it was decided that China and India would coordinate their approaches for engaging a third country or set of countries in South Asia and beyond.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith which one of the following countries has India not held or agreed to hold tri-services military exercise?
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Solution: c.
TH: “We have agreed on a bilateral tri-service exercise with France. The modalities are being worked out and it is likely to be held next year,” an official source said.
This will be India’s third such joint exercise. The first joint tri-service exercise was held with Russia in October last year and has finalised one with the U.S. to be held next year.
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Solution: c.
TH: “We have agreed on a bilateral tri-service exercise with France. The modalities are being worked out and it is likely to be held next year,” an official source said.
This will be India’s third such joint exercise. The first joint tri-service exercise was held with Russia in October last year and has finalised one with the U.S. to be held next year.
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